Mop-holder.



W. A. MACDONALD.

MOP HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 29. I915.

Patented Feb. 6,1917.

M. MUM dz fiwm W WILLIAM A. MACDONALD, F READING, MASSACHUSETTS.-

MOP-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 6, 1917.

Application filed March 29, 1915. Serial No. 17,819. i

7 To 11% whom 2'25 may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM A. MAC- DONALD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Reading, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have in vented certain new and useful Improvements in llIopHolders; and I do hereby de clare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such'as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. 7 The invention relates to mop holders, and its object is to provide convenient and sanitary container in which a small hand mop, such as is commonly used for cleaning the bowls of water closets or similar apparatus, may be placed when not in use.

The invention consists in the features of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter described and referred to in the claim.

The invention will be readily understood from an inspection of the accompanying drawings and the following detailed description of the preferred form of the invention illustrated therein.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional elevation showing a mop holder embodying the invention secured to the flush pipe of a water closet, and Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view showing the means for securing the holder in position.

As shown in the drawings, the mop holder comprises a receptacle 1 which is preferably cylindrical in form, and which is provided with an open top and with a dished bottom 2. The dished bottom is provided with a central drain opening which communicates with a drain pipe 3 leading from the bottom of the receptacle. The drain pipe is preferably formed of annealed copper piping or other suitable flexible material, so that the pipe may be bent to bring its discharge end into proper position to discharge into the bowl of the closet. A strainer plate 4 is arranged in the receptacle above the dished bottom, and is preferably freely supported within the receptacle, so that it may iently secured in position adjacent to the apparatus upon which the mop is to be used.

In case the receptacle is to .be secured to the flush pipe, as indicated in Fig. 1, the securing devices will be in the form of metal clips 8 adapted to embrace the flush pipe and to be clamped in engagement therewith by the clamping screws 9 and nuts 10. In case the receptacle is to be secured to the wall or to a flush tank, the metal clips 8 may be bent outward as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2, and secured to the wall or tank by screws indicated at 11.

The above receptacle provides a holder in which a mop may be stored where it will be conveniently accessible, and where any water dripping from it will be conducted away without care or attention on the part of the user.

Having explained the nature and object of the invention, and specifically described one form of apparatus in which it may be embodied, what is claimed is In a holder for toilet mops and the like, in combination, a receptacle adapted to support the mop in upright position and provide with a dished bottom having a drain outlet and an open top, a removable strainer plate in the bottom on which the mop is adapted to rest, a removable cover for said receptacle, a flexible pipe connected with tacle in operative relation to said toilet.

WILLIAM A. MACDONALD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

